Digital health information and female adolescents with turkish migration background

Abstract Background Youth with Turkish migration background (TRMB) are repeatedly classified as a vulnerable group. Digital health information, which is prepared and made available by various providers in a variety of ways, may represent an opportunity to promote the health of these adolescents. Empirical findings on wheter young people have access to digital health information and what role digital health information plays in their everyday lives are hard to find. Methods In the project ELMi, a project of the HLCA Consortium, funded by the BMBF, female adolescents with TRMB were interviewed. Individual interviews as well as a focus group discussion were conducted and evaluated according to the Qualitative Content Analysis. Results Female adolescents with TRMB have technical access to digital health information. They use New Media to obtain health information. When searching for digital health information, it is important for the adolescents to be able to find factual and comprehensibly formulated information quickly. German-language homepages are preferred by them. Parallel to the digital platform they regard female persons from their own social network as contact persons for health questions. They draw on their health-related knowledge and experience in order to be able to obtain answers to their own questions. Conclusions Digital health information and the health-related knowledge and experience of the female social network are considered as a health related resource. German-language electronic information with low-threshold content can represent an opportunity to reach female adolescents with TRMB Key messages • Female adolescents with TRMB demonstrate technical and content access to digital health information. • Digital health information represents an opportunity to reach the target group.

Minors account for 20 percent of the world's migrants, reaching 33 million in 2019. The prevalence of malnutrition has been reported between 17 and 21% among refugees. However, data about Sub-Saharan African refugees is lacking. The study evaluates the nutritional status of refugees in the Nguenyyiel camp in Gambella (Ethiopia). The retrospective cohort study included all children under five attending the first visit to the refugee camp's health post between 01/06/2021 and 31/08/2021. Sociodemographic data, body weight, and upper arm circumference (MUAC) were recorded. The z-score of weight for age (WFA) and MUAC for age (MUACZ) were estimated using the R 'anthro' package developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Children with WFA <-2 standard deviations (SD) were considered underweight, those >2SD overweight. A MUACZ <-2SD defined acute malnutrition. Among the 782 patients admitted, 415 (53%) were under five. Females were 195 (47%). The mean age was 2.1 years (SD 1.6). The mean body weight was 11kg (SD 5). Considering the WFA, 200 (48%) children were within +2 SD. Children with WFA <-2SD were 92 (29%), those > 2SD were 28 (9%). The frequency of children with WFA <-2SD was higher in boys (p = 0.049). There were no differences in the frequency of children with WFA >2SD based on sex (p = 0.998). WFA decreased as age increased (p = 0.048). MUAC was recorded for 273 (66%) children. The mean MUAC was 14.2mm (SD 2.4). Children with MUAC z-scores within +2SD were 245 (77%). Children <-2SD were 92 (8%). The frequency of children with MUACZ <-2SD was not significantly different based on sex or age (p = 0.125, p = 0.324). The prevalence of malnutrition was moderate in the Nguenyyiel camp. At the same time, the frequency of underweight children was high, particularly among boys (34%) and with increasing age. Key messages: Nutrition remains a problem in refugee camp settings, especially in children.
Ensuring the health of refugees, as vulnerable population, should be a priority for both governments and international organizations.

Background:
Youth with Turkish migration background (TRMB) are repeatedly classified as a vulnerable group. Digital health information, which is prepared and made available by various providers in a variety of ways, may represent an opportunity to promote the health of these adolescents. Empirical findings on wheter young people have access to digital health information and what role digital health information plays in their everyday lives are hard to find.

Methods:
In the project ELMi, a project of the HLCA Consortium, funded by the BMBF, female adolescents with TRMB were interviewed. Individual interviews as well as a focus group discussion were conducted and evaluated according to the Qualitative Content Analysis.

Results:
Female adolescents with TRMB have technical access to digital health information. They use New Media to obtain health information. When searching for digital health information, it is important for the adolescents to be able to find factual and comprehensibly formulated information quickly. Germanlanguage homepages are preferred by them. Parallel to the digital platform they regard female persons from their own social network as contact persons for health questions. They draw on their health-related knowledge and experience in order to be able to obtain answers to their own questions.

Conclusions:
Digital health information and the health-related knowledge and experience of the female social network are considered as a health related resource. German-language electronic information with low-threshold content can represent an opportunity to reach female adolescents with TRMB Key messages: Female adolescents with TRMB demonstrate technical and content access to digital health information. Digital health information represents an opportunity to reach the target group.
Abstract citation ID: ckac131.520 Health in refugees and migrants who self-identify as sexual or gender minority